HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › Buffeting
← Back to search

Meaning of Buffeting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A blow or motion that buffets.
  2. random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow

Equivalents

العربية اللّطم
Deutsch Flatterschwingung
Suomi tarina väpätys
Français buffeting
Русский ба́фтинг

Examples

“Though still early in the afternoon, the ceaseless buffetings of a most tempestuous wind made us feel weary […]”
“He suspected it was mainly for this that he married her, to be his shield against the world’s buffetings.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Buffetings Buffets Buffett Buffham buffhood Buffian

Learn this word in context

See Buffeting used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free